The building doesn’t have much in it, just a few models of old shops with displays telling visitors about the role of each type of ship in history. San Francisco sees heavy maritime traffic from trade, tourism and military vessels alike. Entry to the building is free but you’ll have Read more
From 1982 to 1984, the tourist-attracting cable tram underwent an overhaul and a new powerhouse by General Electric. However, the city realized that it would lose tourist dollars if the cable tram didn’t run, so they started running old trams on Market Street instead and hoped the tourists would keep Read more
The best way to expect as a tourist is to buy a Muni Passport on a reloadable Clipper card that includes urban transport instead of paying $8 a ride. It’ll get you to the Cable Car Museum to learn all about the history of the practical form of transportation. I’ve Read more
Admission is free. This is where the cables are pulled with an independent system for each of the three lines. The one currently in use was built in 1984. Cables can stretch about 30 meters over its serviceable life and tensioner keep it taught so there’s no slack. Damage is Read more
The battery and US Army base under the Golden Gate Bridge was active until 1994. The Spanish started building it in 1776 and then it was taken over by Mexico when it battled for independence. After the Spanish-American War, the US seized California and continued using the area as a Read more
I had thought about staying in Oakland instead of San Francisco to save a bit of money. Then I did the math and found out that paying an extra $10 a day on BART trains and spending an extra half hour each way commuting wasn’t worth the savings. It has Read more
Art is a powerful medium when paired with education on interracial interactions in America. The misrepresentations of black people through centuries of slavery and oppression, the assumed nonresistance of black women, and the lack of recognition for black contributions to the world. There aren’t a lot of exhibits I want Read more
San Francisco’s famous Lombard Street is much longer than just the squiggly bit with eight bends, it goes all the way from the Presidio Boulevard, through the hill where Coit Tower is, to Pier 27 on the shore. Tourists love to drive down the curvy bit of the road, and Read more
Not the French award for contributions to the state, but an art museum in San Francisco perched on top of a hill facing the Pacific Ocean on two sides. It’s a classic art museum with masterpieces like Fruit and Game by Jan Fyt and pieces by Anthony van Dyck. Even Read more